| 100% | AMPERSAND | 9 | It's paired with 7 |
| 73% | POUNDSIGN | 9 | It's paired with 3 |
| 69% | GUANINE | 7 | It's paired with cytosine in a DNA strand |
| 64% | TREE | 4 | With 7-Down, it's seen on some trunks |
| 63% | MACARONI | 8 | It's often paired with cheese |
| 63% | TONIC | 5 | It's often paired with gin |
| 63% | DINE | 4 | It's often paired with wine? |
| 61% | ANTIGUA | 7 | As an island nation, it's paired with Barbuda |
| 56% | LATE | 4 | With 7-Across, Stephen Colbert now hosts it |
| 56% | JENGA | 5 | With 7-Across, it often falls to pieces |
| 56% | NEW | 3 | With 7-Across, its eve is quickly approaching |
| 55% | REDWINE | 7 | It pairs well with beef |
| 54% | EDAM | 4 | It pairs well with pinot noir |
| 52% | ABBEY | 5 | With 7-Across, Beatles album with a zebra crossing on its cover |
| 52% | APPLE | 5 | With 7-Across, longtime cereal brand with a fruit in its name |
| 52% | SNOWY | 5 | With 7-Across, its white plumes were once prized as hat decorations |
| 52% | EDAM | 4 | Aged, it pairs well with pears |
| 51% | WATER | 5 | With 7-Across, it might be the tallest structure in a small town |
| 51% | TALLAHASSEE | 11 | Major U.S. city with three pairs of double letters in its name |
| 50% | ETA | 3 | Letter between a pair that rhyme with it |
| 49% | GIRAFFE | 7 | Animal with only 7 bones in its long neck |
| 49% | RACHEL | 6 | Singer Stevens, S Club 7 star with solo career |
| 48% | CLARA | 5 | With 7-Down, the original “It” girl |
| 48% | UNDER | 5 | With 7-Across, theater actor's backup |
| 48% | OH | 2 | With 7-Across, "That's not good!" |
| 48% | APPLE | 5 | With 7-Across, certain piemaker's gadget |
| 48% | ANIL | 4 | It's to dye with |
| 47% | MONEY | 5 | With 7-Across, axiom about wealth's influence |
| 47% | BIB | 3 | It's usually served with lobster |
| 47% | BONGO | 5 | It's not played with sticks |